260
260
Sep 28, 2012
09/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
mission in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador earlier this month. >> i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack. >> brown: at the pentagon today, defense secretary leon panetta seemed to have little doubt about what happened at the u.s. consulate in libya more than two weeks ago. >> a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate and against our individuals. what terrorists were involved, i think, remains to bdetermined by an investigation, but it clearly was a group of terrorists who conducted that attack against the facility. >> brown: what seemed clear today, though, had seemed less so just days ago. the original explanation for what happened the evening of september 11 was that an america-made movie denigrating islam had incited a mob, which had then stormed the u.s. consulate in benghazi. that attack left four americans dead, including u.s. ambassador to libya, christopher stephens. but in the weeks since, even as protests spread across the muslim world over the anti- muslim film, a ch
mission in benghazi that killed a u.s. ambassador earlier this month. >> i think pretty clearly it was a terrorist attack. >> brown: at the pentagon today, defense secretary leon panetta seemed to have little doubt about what happened at the u.s. consulate in libya more than two weeks ago. >> a group of terrorists obviously conducted that attack on the consulate and against our individuals. what terrorists were involved, i think, remains to bdetermined by an investigation, but...
407
407
Oct 16, 2012
10/12
by
WETA
tv
eye 407
favorite 0
quote 0
it will be interesting to see if benghazi comes up because how obama deals with that is complex. the answer is is, you know, he's going to have a difficult time providing an adequate answer there without getting into more trouble. so there are some specific things that come out of this debate that really makes some news. >> ifill: i'm writing those three things down, michael. i'll be watching for each of them later on tonight. >> governor romney may not be comfortable on social issues but he has been flexible. >> ifill: you had to get that in. we know what you'll be watching for tonight. michael will join the newshour's live stream later tonight for more analysis. and politics editor christina bellantoni will get feedback from undecided debate watchers at a google-plus hangout at 7:30 pm eastern time. you can follow every moment of tonight's debate on our live stream and live blog on our home page. >> woodruff: later in the program, we look at the politics of the obama administration's foreign policy. also ahead, the uptick in infections from tainted drugs; free trade and the ame
it will be interesting to see if benghazi comes up because how obama deals with that is complex. the answer is is, you know, he's going to have a difficult time providing an adequate answer there without getting into more trouble. so there are some specific things that come out of this debate that really makes some news. >> ifill: i'm writing those three things down, michael. i'll be watching for each of them later on tonight. >> governor romney may not be comfortable on social...
240
240
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
the benghazi thing that hurt biden a little, the libya thing. i think a lot of things actually in retrospect as i think about the debate were not explored. as much as they should have been, the jobs and medicare. i think actually the republicans dodged a bullet because with ryan sitting right there, biden could have spent a lot of time on medicare, attacking the ryan plan which is an unpopular plan. and i think the republicans since it was so truncated they dodged that one. >> i just think joe biden was taken on one against two. i mean so the case, for example, he pointed out which the president didn't even mention last week, that paul ryan had been a sponsor of president bush's bill, to privatize partially social security. and you know, i thought maybe they aren't new issues but to most voters they are new issues. and i thought he raised them very effectively. what joe biden can do is joe biden can talk and put a human face on issues. it doesn't sound like a washington think tank or a policy conference of white papers. joe biden talks like he j
the benghazi thing that hurt biden a little, the libya thing. i think a lot of things actually in retrospect as i think about the debate were not explored. as much as they should have been, the jobs and medicare. i think actually the republicans dodged a bullet because with ryan sitting right there, biden could have spent a lot of time on medicare, attacking the ryan plan which is an unpopular plan. and i think the republicans since it was so truncated they dodged that one. >> i just...
299
299
Oct 18, 2012
10/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 299
favorite 0
quote 0
because it to the preside 14 ys befe he called the attack in benghazi an act of terrorism. >> president obama: get the transcript. >> he did, in fact, sir. let me call that an act of terrorism. >> president obama: can you say that again. >> he did call it an act of terror. it did, as well, take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that. >> reporter: according to the white house transcript, mr. obama said the following on septembe12th, "no acts of terror wilever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter our character or eclipse the light of the values we stand for." the two weeks later reference was to a statement by white house press secretary jay carne. on september 26, he said for the first time, "it is certainly the president's view that it was a terrorist attack." as contentious as the libya discussion was last night, the exchanges over energy policy proved equally sharp. the republican nominee pointed to the price of gasoline as evidence of presidenti failure. >>he proof if the strategy is working o
because it to the preside 14 ys befe he called the attack in benghazi an act of terrorism. >> president obama: get the transcript. >> he did, in fact, sir. let me call that an act of terrorism. >> president obama: can you say that again. >> he did call it an act of terror. it did, as well, take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. you're correct about that. >> reporter: according to the white house...
257
257
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video; now, they're trying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for making this an issue. >> woodruff: the vice president, in turn, charged it was ryan who was stretching the truth. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. in fact... >> and why is that so? >> because not a single thing he said is accurate. first of all... >> be specific. >> i will be very specific. number one, the... this lecture on embassy security-- the congressman here cut embassy security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for, number one. so much for the embassy security piece. >> woodruff: today, romney and other republicans pounced on the biden remarks. >> there were more questions that came out of last night because the vice president directly contradicted the sworn testimony of state department officials. he... he's doubling down on denial. >> woodruff: but at the white house,
shouldn't we have a marine detachment guarding our ambassador in benghazi, a place where we knew that there was an al qaeda cell with arms? this is becoming more troubling by the day. they first blamed the youtube video; now, they're trying to blame the romney-ryan ticket for making this an issue. >> woodruff: the vice president, in turn, charged it was ryan who was stretching the truth. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. in fact... >> and why is that so?...
230
230
Nov 24, 2012
11/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 230
favorite 0
quote 0
i think that's-- but the benghazi thing is fascinating to me. basically because, i think the charge against lindsey graham, for example, is unfair, that somehow he's driven by terminal sexism. this is a senator, a republican senator from south carolina, who did vote for the confirmation of elena kagan and for justify sotomayor-- >> brown: you're referring to him coming out against-- >> and threatening this filibust wer john mccain which i think is an irrationalath on their parts. not because presidents have the option and should have the benefit of the doubt on a confirmation to the cabinet. this isn't a judicial lifetime appointment. and i don't senator graham or mccain was publicly vocal when secretary condoleezza rice was nominated for that position, having been national execute adviser, and predicted the arrival of the mushroom cloud because of a nuclear weapons that iraq was then, under saddam hussein, harboring. sthere seems to be a degree of irrationality. the president has now made it a big fight. and we've seen liberal press people come
i think that's-- but the benghazi thing is fascinating to me. basically because, i think the charge against lindsey graham, for example, is unfair, that somehow he's driven by terminal sexism. this is a senator, a republican senator from south carolina, who did vote for the confirmation of elena kagan and for justify sotomayor-- >> brown: you're referring to him coming out against-- >> and threatening this filibust wer john mccain which i think is an irrationalath on their parts....
217
217
Dec 15, 2012
12/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 217
favorite 0
quote 0
state refused to go on the sunday programs to explain what the policy and what the findings were in benghazi. the secretary of cia did to the go. and so susan rice did. on that fateful sunday after the ambassador's assassination. i think that's probably the first example, first lesson. she was out there by herself. i mean make no mistake about it. the chorus of support was pretty muted. and when the criticism came she-- the president said she was extraordinary and got a big hand at a cabinet meeting but i didn't see anything further organized on her behalf. an there were obviously beyond john mccain's own apparent vendetta from the 2008 campaign, there was when you get susan collins and people like that starting to line up against you, i mean it seemed to be a building that was going to be a tough fight. >> i would just say she was not her, she became i think for the opponents a symbol of the libya policy which a lot of people didn't like the way the libya thing was handled even before benghazi. and so if should not reflect on her professionalism and competence but she became a symbol. >> wo
state refused to go on the sunday programs to explain what the policy and what the findings were in benghazi. the secretary of cia did to the go. and so susan rice did. on that fateful sunday after the ambassador's assassination. i think that's probably the first example, first lesson. she was out there by herself. i mean make no mistake about it. the chorus of support was pretty muted. and when the criticism came she-- the president said she was extraordinary and got a big hand at a cabinet...
131
131
Jul 6, 2012
07/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then the next day we see another. i can't make my decision until election day. >> none of which means anything to this man. he has no faith that an elected government will rein in the armed men who kidnapped him in tripoli last week and tortured his son to death. the family supported qaddafi but this wasn't revenge, he say, the murderers simply wanted to steal the family farm. >> for this reason they killed my son. for this reason try to kill me. for this reason they are going to kill me again. they will try, i know it. >> reporter: democracy won't curb the militia men who spearhead
lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then...
140
140
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
KRCB
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
consulate in benghazi libya and the death of ambassador chris stevens on the nit of september 11. the admistrioninitlly blamed an anti-muslim film for inciting the trouble. more recently officials have said new information indicates it was a terrorist attack. today romney again criticized the president's response in libya. >> i want to be very clear. the blame for the murder of our people in libya and the attacks on our embassies in so many other countries lie solely with those who carry them out. no one else. but it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to sha his not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> woodruff: for its par, the obama campaign aired a new ad that accused romney ofnjecting politics into a national tragedy with his initial response to the consulate attack. >> when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, the "new york times" said romney's knee-jerk response showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character. even republican experts say romney's remarks were the worst poss
consulate in benghazi libya and the death of ambassador chris stevens on the nit of september 11. the admistrioninitlly blamed an anti-muslim film for inciting the trouble. more recently officials have said new information indicates it was a terrorist attack. today romney again criticized the president's response in libya. >> i want to be very clear. the blame for the murder of our people in libya and the attacks on our embassies in so many other countries lie solely with those who carry...
219
219
Sep 20, 2012
09/12
by
WMPT
tv
eye 219
favorite 0
quote 0
he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in islamabad, by pushing aside huge shipping containers that cordoned off the area. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. a report on a bungled operation against gun-trafficking in arizona drew praise today from house republicans. they've been investigating "operation fast and furious" for months. at a hearing, the justice department's inspector general michael horowitz listed a string of mistakes by federal law enforcement officials trying to track illegal guns. hundreds of the weapons ended up with mexican drug gangs. >> what we heard from the agents was they had made a consci
he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi. three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in...